Identification of the Novel HLA‐DPA1*02:103 Allele in a Chinese Cord Blood Donor

Key Points

• To identify a new HLA-DPA1 allele and explore its genetic characteristics.
• Analysis of cord blood samples
• Molecular sequencing techniques
• Comparison with existing HLA alleles
• Discovered novel HLA-DPA1*02:103 allele
• Identified a nucleotide substitution in exon 3
• Compared to HLA-DPA1*02:02:02:01